You are viewing the January 28, 2021 daily archives

State Working On Plan For Private Sector To Help Run Unemployment Filing System
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Thousands of Ohioans says they’re struggling to file unemployment claims through the state’s system that is slow and unresponsive. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) says the… Read More

Jordan Out Of Ohio US Senate Race To Replace Portman
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — A big development in the upcoming race for US Senate in 2022, with Republican incumbent Rob Portman saying he’s no longer running. One high profile… Read More

Ohio Schools Prepare To Vaccinate Staff
By: Lisa Ryan | WCPN
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — About 500 Ohio schools, including those in Athens County will start vaccinating teachers and staff next week, Gov. Mike DeWine said during a Thursday press conference…. Read More

Gov. Justice’s Pick To Fill Delegate Seat Stirs GOP Dispute
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s governor picked an executive at a road contractor to take the vacated House of Delegates seat of Derrick Evans, who resigned after he was… Read More

Biden To Revoke Trump Abortion Policy, Expand Obamacare With New Executive Orders
By: Jaclyn Diaz | NPR
Posted on:
President Biden’s executive order would open a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act from Feb. 15 to May 15.

U.S. Economy Slows Sharply As Pandemic Resurges
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
Posted on:
The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy grew just 1% in the last three months of the year, as a surge in coronavirus infections weighed on in-person businesses like restaurants.

Athens County Confirms 40 New COVID-19 Cases For January 28, Remains At Level 3
By: Aaron Payne
Posted on:
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 3,944 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 40 were reported Thursday. The county also remained at a… Read More

Hottest Stock On Wall Street: Struggling Video Game Store GameStop
By: Mary Childs I NPR
Posted on:
Last week shares of video game store GameStop were trading at about $40 a share. Then, a group of Reddit users invested. The move sent stocks soaring and raised several questions.

Advocates For Social Services And Education Say It’s Time To Tap Ohio’s Rainy-Day Fund
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of more than 100 unions and progressive advocacy groups is calling on state leaders to avoid making cuts to front-line workers serving Ohio’s communities during… Read More

Explore the Resurgence of Iconic Wildlife in “EUROPE’S NEW WILD” premiering February 3 at 10 pm
EUROPE’S NEW WILD Premieres Wednesdays, February 3-24, 2021 on PBS Explore Europe like never before, as the wild heart of the continent is revitalized in four-part documentary series Beyond… Read More